Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1887-08-31
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.

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Carolina weather service, furnishes the
following data concerning the effect OF the
weather on the various crops IN the state
for the week ending August u:
In the upper counties the raln1all 1or tne
week has been about the average, and in
| the middle counties it was slightly above.
| No report from lower counties. Its gen.
eral effect on the growing crops has been
favorable, except in the middle section,
| where it has been somewhat injurious to
cotton.
The temperature has been about the
average, affecting the crops favorably.
There has been about the average
amount of sunshine, which has been IA
vorable for crops.
Owing to partial showers this week,
coupled with the excessive moisture of the
preceding week, the condition of cotton
has not improved. Reports of shedding
are numerous and in some sections the
bolls are rotting. The plant now needs
warm sunshine nevertheless it is still
thought the yield will come up to the av-
erage. Corn, peas and potatoes are in fine
condition. Reports Indicate that, as yet,
no serious damage has been done by cater
pillars.
The weather crop bulletin of the signal
service, at Washington, for he week end
ing August 9th, says:
During the week, ending August 9th,
the weather has been unusually cold IN
the Central Valleys and Lake region, and
slightly colder in all States on the Allan
tic Coast, except Florida and southern
| Georgia. In the corn region, the daily
average temperature ranged from six to
twelve degrees below the normal, and in
| the tobacco regions, the daily temperature
was from three to five degrees colder than
usual.
The daily average temperature for the
season from January 1st to August 9th,
| differs less than n degree from the nor
| NAL in all districts except for the lower
Missouri valley westward to the Rocky
| Mountains, where the daily average tenn
| perature was about two degrees warmer
+! than usual.
During the week the rainfall has been
in excess in States on the Atlantic coast,
on the eastern slope of the Rocky Noun.
tains as far east as the Missouri valley and
Arkansas, and from Lake Erie westward
to Iowa, generally throughout the tobacco
| regions of Kentucky and Tennessee and
in the cotton region the rainfall has been
less than usual but numerous showers have
| occurred in those districts.
The large seasonal deficiency, exceeding
ten inches, continues in the lower Missis-
sippi valley and the greater portions OF
Iowa and Illinois, although this deficiency
has been slightly reduced by the recent
| rains in Iowa and Northern Illinois.
During the past month over 100 per cent.
of the usual amount of rain occurred in
| the districts on the Atlantic coast, and in
Nebraska, Colorado, Southern Minnesota,
Northern Iowa, Northern Kansas, North
ern Illinois, Southern Michigan and North
ern Indiana, while less than so per cent.
of the usual amount of rain has occurred
in Southern Illinois, Southern Missouri
| Arkansas and in the extreme western por'
| tions of Kentucky and Tennessee.
Reports indicate that the rains during
| the past and previous weeks have doubt.
less proved favorable for growing crops in
the corn regions, although in the principal
corn producing States the yield of this
crop will doubtless be materially reduced
owing to the drouth.
Reports from the cotton regions show
that the harvesting of that crop is in prog
ress, but that the yield has been slightly
reduced owing to the deficiency in rainfall,
During the week the weather has been
especially favorable for pasture and late
| planted potatoes in the Middle and Allan
tic States and in the Northwest. Reports
from New England indicate that the
weather has been unfavorable to grow.
ing crops, especially tobacco and potatoes,
| owing to excess of rainfall.
Frosts occurred during the week as fal
south as Central Minnesota, but as yet
have caused no material injury to the
crops.